Data from E.K. Olsson and Colleagues Advance Knowledge in Risk Management (Transboundary crisis networks: The challenge of coordination in the face…

Data from E.K. Olsson and Colleagues Advance Knowledge in Risk Management (Transboundary crisis networks: The challenge of coordination in the face of global threats)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting out of Stockholm, Sweden, by VerticalNews editors, the research stated, "In today's interconnected world, transboundary crises such as pandemics, ecological and financial crises are becoming both more frequent and more devastating. The transboundary nature of these threats requires actors at various administrative and geographical levels to create joint responses which, at the aggregated level, form the basis of a global crisis management network."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "However, the forming of such a network is challenged by ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty in terms of responsibility, cooperation and mandates. In order to overcome these deficiencies, the network should develop a delicate mix of organizational robustness and flexibility. The article explores the preconditions and functioning of such a global crisis management health network by proposing a model based on coordination systems and practices of importance to the response. The SARS outbreak in 2003 will be used to illustrate the model."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The article ends by exploring the preconditions for global crisis management based on how levels of formalization may impact on the network's capacity for adaptation and coordination."

For more information on this research see: Transboundary crisis networks: The challenge of coordination in the face of global threats. Risk Management-Journal of Risk Crisis and Disaster, 2015;17(2):91-108. Risk Management-Journal of Risk Crisis and Disaster can be contacted at: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, Brunel Rd Bldg, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS, Hants, England.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting E.K. Olsson, Swedish Def Univ, CRISMART, Dept. of Secur Strategy & Leadership, S-11593 Stockholm, Sweden.

Keywords for this news article include: Sweden, Europe, Stockholm, Risk Management

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